LIBRARIES IN WEST VIRGINIA 
1924 
WEST VIRGINIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 


ComPILED By 


BESSIE JANE REED 


T IS HOPED that this outline of the library situation in 
West Virginia will serve as a beginning of a printed 
record which: will be made at regular intervals and 
which will show the advance of the library movement ne 
in the state. 


The information is not complete in many cases. The Depart- 
ment of State Historian and Archives is not included, also 
the State Law Library and the many law libraries located in 
different towns throughout the state, have been omitted. 





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HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES | 


Questionnaires were sent to all of the first class high schools but replies 
were received from only 83 schools. The following information was taken 
from these replies: 

Total number of books 607,802 (in 130 schools). 
Number of books per student—20 (in 130 schools). 
53 of the 83 have library rooms. 
14 of these libraries are in class rooms. 
29 are in study halls or the library is used as study hall. 
58 are classified and catalogued. 
23 give lessons on the use of the library. 

The 13 schools listed below have full time librarians: 


[diatokecsaveras Ibid she fee noel: 2 ee Hester Golden 
@eredo=Kenova, HighsSchool! = Alice LaFollette 
Gharleston High School 2 = == Mrs. Elizabeth Estill 
Clarksburg— 

Wier Sino OnMLIVaTi Oy eee eee eee ee eee ee Alice R. Griffin 

Wictoryesieh Schoolwear. 2 ae Edith M. Smith 
Bilkingmei cn Schoolee= 2. 2. Mary Louise Keplinger 
Baimmnonte iach Chole assess a ee Esther Hetherlin 
inhipounbaveawoyay Telyestay (Gyeleveyoy b «aaa ee a ee Anna Love 
ING YSCIag EIT eh CHOOIIE ene oe Eloise Miller 
ManningtonpHighs School 2. 2= = Bessie Mockler 
MGrsantowny bile bescnOO lime seems en Irene Collett 
Parkersburce Ligh sochoome. -.) es Ida M. Peters 
W heeling— 

Triadelphia District High School____. Helen E. Morris 


Huntington has four libraries injunior high schools with 
Icid E. Hunter in charge. 


LIBRARIES IN PRIVATE, STATE AND DENOMINATIONAL 


SCHOOLS 
(Secondary ) 

NAME LIBRARIAN No. oF Books 
AICLETSONMECGO Le OIA Lem TN SLLEL Ce mee aa eee ners eee oe em, Se 1,000 
Alderson’ Baptist Academy_— jyrbaey CEC Nite ct Se ee 
Greenbrier College for Women.....___- Mary Anne Justice. 1,500 
INewa Rivermotate pSchool mas ae ae eee A dal MeVeight 22.2 = 2 8,000 
Potomaceotateuocnools =e a Mrs, ldaiMenefee= == 2 3,050 
Romneve SCHOOL Onel ea feancde bs 1l1Tid seen = en SS eS et 1,600 


(1,000 for blind) 
Ste bli lda si bia) |) pene seek ee ae se Mar caret reste tess eee 2,200 





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1 1 Public 1821) Ay eae es ae 5,000} 9,900] 4,000 | .32 | 1.25) .65| 2.47) 42] Board 
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_ Mrs. B. von Schlechtendal | \ Library and 
_ Elizabeth Quarrier | ; School Board 
Charleston ' Susan Porter 13,400 15,000 7,808 233 Lane 3741.9 12 Members 
2 Public 1909 Mrs. Edwin Bowen 
Library _ Helen Mosser ) 01% | j Appointed 
i Mrs..W. D. Sell [ by School 
_ Adelaide Collins | | Board 
Charles Town Katherine Riddle and _ Supported by i Committee 
3 Community 1922. Representatives from Membership, 1,000 100 ae .39 | 10 3 from Club 
_ Library | Woman's Club & Churches | Dues $1 per year | : and Churches 
Cameron ' Donations from | / 
4 Public 1908 From Woman’s Club Club and other — 1,500 800 1.8 2 
Library ___ sources j 
Sally Scollay Page i : : 
Clarksburg Virginia Patterson \ / { : 
5 Public 1907 Mrs. Harry Reese } 3,992.63 | 6,708 | 3,045 | .143] 1.31 36 City Council 
Library ' May Potter : | | 
_ Charlotte Bailey | 
Fairmont : | { 
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Library : : 
Grafton ; 
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Library ; : / 
4 My . ais : 7 oe) Wat - 
Hinton _ Discontinued ' ; 
Carnegie $15,000 Carnegie Building © : | E 
Library Used for School Purposes _ 
Huntington Maite ae, clea ) 3 Members 
7 Public 1902 78 9,358 | 25, 000 } 20,210 27 } from 
Librar Poa yt eer | School Board 
y _ Antoinette Renner i | mu 
Lewisburg : | : 
8 Pubic Elizabeth Mathews } 


Library 


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McMechen 








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Anna Slippner 
Margaret Miller 








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9 Public Anna Neilson Donations and | : from 
ee Mrs. Moses Fines, 275.00 - 24 | Community 
ar Miss Zimmerman Center 
Miss Gatewood { 
Moundsville f . Donations and | Library Board 
10 Public 1917 oe cit coment Taxes HOSIEY 9 | of 7 appointed 
Library bt eee a 1,610.00 | 33 | by Mayor 
Anna E. Taylor 
Carnegie Charlotte Dressel 7,889.56 | 75 School Board 
11 Library 1905 Bess Stewart Rate .015 _5 Members 
Parkersburg Florence Bowman 
Ronceverte Tousaae aad | Mutual 
12 Circulating 1902 | Lonla Wilson E : Improvement 
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Library Club 
Shepherdstown ; $150 for Books - Committee 
13 Public 1923 eo he ie hen Fee for Use of 4 of 5 from 
Library ; ; 8 Library Woman’s Club 
Sistersville 
14.4 Public forge er eoderdon 1,600.00 20 
zs Elsie Stealey 
Library 
Louis Bennett | Library 
15 Public Library | 1923 | Mrs. G. M. Hamilton 7,500.00 43 | Board 
Lewis County | Agnes Craig Rate 02 4 of 5 
(WESTON) f Members 
Etta M. Roberts 
Wheelin Margaret Houston | 
is age 1gs9 | Kate Land 20,787.98 76 School Board 
Pitta. Ella Oberman Rate 0175 } of 5 Members 
y Emily Commerford i 
Margaret Kasley : 
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17 Springs 1914 Minnie Burdette 800.00 ) 1,782 | 199 |2.66 | 4.00 1.47 8.9 42 
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Jennie D. Boughner 


1 West Virginia Vivian Reynolds 
6.11 Library 


Mrs. Evelyn Hite Garnet Reeder 
Mrs. Elearnor Knutti 


Odas Williamson 


| University Law 
University Virginia Carter 83,000 12,000 1,800 46 
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2 Bethany 
College Anna Mary Kemp 17,000 
3 Broaddus 
College Arthur L. Brandon 3,000 
4 Davis & Elkins 
College Virgie Harris 5,000 
5 Morris Harvey 
College Nellie Rosencrance 4,000 
6 Salem : 
College Maybelle Sutton | 5,100 
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College Louise M. Hoxie | 15,000 8,450 WEEE 20") pA S89 ne 
Mrs. Emory F. Mc- , ) 
Fairmont Teach- Kinney 9,000 3,065 AATAG) Ma ahs} ila seas! ) 
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Glenville | i . 
Normal School Alma_ Arbuckle 4,000 | 2,500 200 OMe esc 
Concord 
Normal School Ora Peters 5,100 | 2,565 130 fi 39 | 19.73 
Shepherd | 
College Pauline Shriver 6,300 3,500 125 | 50 | 28.00 
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